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All the following questions require a T or F resonse. Please provide the correct

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Question

All the following questions require a T or F resonse. Please provide the correct response and give a brief explanation for the correct response. Thanks


Q:An object weighing 100 N on Earth would weigh 400 N on a hypothetical planet with the same mass as Earth's but half its radius.

Q:If the distance between two objects doubles, the force of gravitational attraction between them will double as well.

Q:The gravitational pull of Earth on an object is independent of how high the object is above the Earth's surface.
Q;It is possible to shield the gravitational pull between two bodies by placing a third object in between.
Q:If one were to double the mass of an object, its gravitational potential energy near any planet would double.

Explanation / Answer


True    W' = GMm/(r/2)^2 = 4GMm/r^2 = 4W = 400 N

False   F' = GMm/4r^2 = F/4

False


False

True F'= GM*2m/r^2 = 2F